What color is #AACBCA?

#AACBCA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AACBCA?

The RGB value is 170, 203, 202: 170 red, 203 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACBCA?

The complementary color is #CBAAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AACBCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACBCA color

#AACBCA rgb(170, 203, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AACBCA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 79.6% green and 79.2% blue (170, 203, 202).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#AACBCA color codes

HEX	`#AACBCA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 203, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 79.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.34, -11.15, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.34, 11.59, 195.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.591, 55.521, 64.022)`
Decimal	`11193290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACBCA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AACBCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACBCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AACBCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aacbca; }
.text { color: #aacbca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aacbca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 203 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aacbca, #aabbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AACBCA?: #AACBCA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AACBCA?: The RGB value is 170, 203, 202: 170 red, 203 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACBCA?: The complementary color is #CBAAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACBCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.